53 Library and Information Sciences journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Social Sciences by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services | 2231-6094 | 239 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Information Research | 1368-1613 | 212 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference | 2573-2269 | 142 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| The Journal of Academic Librarianship | 0099-1333 | 138 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Librarianship and Information Science | 0022-2232 | 101 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| IFLA Journal | 0340-0352 | 99 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Public Library Quarterly | 0161-6846 | 89 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| College & Research Libraries News | 0099-0086 | 86 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association | 2475-0158 | 83 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Information and Knowledge Management | 2231-8836 | 78 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology | 0974-0643 | 65 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Evidence Based Library and Information Practice | 1715-720X | 59 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| Public & Access Services Quarterly | 1056-4942 | 58 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| portal Libraries and the Academy | 1530-7131 | 54 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| College & Research Libraries | 0010-0870 | 52 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Alexandria The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues | 0955-7490 | 49 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Librarianship | 2474-3542 | 49 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Library trends | 0024-2594 | 49 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Library Administration | 0193-0826 | 46 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| ACCESS Access to science business innovation in digital economy | 2683-1007 | 39 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,25,157 to publish | Yes | Yes | Bulgaria |
| The Bottom Line Managing Library Finances | 0888-045X | 36 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science | 1195-096X | 34 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Canada |
| Libri | 0024-2667 | 30 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Journal of Education for Library and Information Science | 0748-5786 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Library & Information Science Research | 0164-0763 | 27 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Library Management | 0143-5124 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Mousaion South African Journal of Information Studies | 0027-2639 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | South Africa |
| Performance Measurement and Metrics | 1467-8047 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| American Journal of Information Science and Technology | 2640-057X | 26 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Education for Information | 0167-8329 | 26 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Information Literacy | 1750-5968 | 26 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Cybrarians Journal | 1687-2215 | 25 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| International Journal of Library and Information Science Studies | 2059-9056 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship | 0896-3568 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The International Information & Library Review | 1057-2317 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The Library Quarterly | 0024-2519 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| New Review of Academic Librarianship | 1361-4533 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Communications in Information Literacy | 1933-5954 | 19 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| The Reference Librarian | 0276-3877 | 19 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology | 2231-6108 | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Regional journal of information and knowledge management. | 2412-6535 | 17 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Libraries Culture History and Society | 2473-0343 | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Library Leadership & Management | 1945-8851 | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Information Impact Journal of Information and Knowledge Management | 2141-4297 | 15 | 1 | NGN 20,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Nigeria |
| Reference Services Review | 0090-7324 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Access Services | 1536-7967 | 14 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Partnership The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research | 1911-9593 | 14 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| Access An International Journal of Nepal Library Association | 2822-2067 | 13 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Nepal |
| School of Information Student Research Journal | 2575-2499 | 13 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning | 1533-290X | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka | 1391-4081 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| College & Undergraduate Libraries | 1069-1316 | 10 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| The International Journal of Information Diversity & Inclusion (IJIDI) | 2574-3430 | 10 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |